Rimouski (provincial electoral district)

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Rimouski
National Assembly Member Irvin Pelletier
Parti Quebecois
Electors, 2003 42,306
Electoral district created 1829
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent

Rimouski is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1829.

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[edit] Members of the National Assembly

  • Maurice Tessier, Liberal (1966-1973)
  • Claude St-Hilaire, Liberal (1973-1976)
  • Alain Marcoux, PQ (1976-1985)
  • Michel Tremblay, Liberal (1985-1994)
  • Solange Charest, PQ (1994-2007)
  • Irvin Pelletier, PQ (2007-present)

[edit] Geography

The riding is located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River, and borders the Province of New Brunswick

It consists of the municipalities of:

  • Biencourt
  • Esprit-Saint
  • Lac-des-Aigles
  • La Trinité-des-Monts
  • Le Bic
  • Rimouski
  • Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard
  • Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière
  • Saint-Fabien
  • Saint-Marcellin
  • Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski
  • Saint-Valérien

[edit] Linguistic demographics

[edit] Election results

Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti Québécois Irvin Pelletier 12,925 40.58
     Action démocratique Roger Picard 9,394 29.49
     Liberal Hélène Ménard 6,988 21.94
     Québec solidaire Guylaine Bélanger 1,894 5.95
     Green Stéphanie Théorêt 651 2.04
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti Québécois Solange Charest 14,117 47.71
     Liberal Gaston Pelletier 10,817 36.40
     Action démocratique Claude Fortin 4,719 15.88
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 22,289 63.73
Non 12,684 36.27

[edit] References

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